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  • Stereolab Announce Tour of North America and Europe

    Stereolab Announce Tour of North America and Europe

    Stereolab will embark on a significant worldwide tour this spring, with a run of dates in North America and Europe that can take them proper by way of to the tip of the 12 months. Laetitia Sadier and the band hit the street in Could with a European stint that runs by way of June, earlier than heading to North America in September, October, and November, and returning to the UK in December. South American dates shall be introduced quickly, in keeping with the band. Try the present itinerary under.

    Whereas Stereolab haven’t launched a studio album since 2010’s Not Music, they’ve spent the following years turning into some of the prolific reissuers of their period. (The newest was the 2022 entry within the Switched On sequence, Pulse of the Early Mind.) To that finish, they’ve introduced a brand new set of reissues of seven albums, now in double-disc type somewhat than the sooner triple-disc editions; these will retail at a less expensive price ticket. Watch the video under for an illustration of the modifications.

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    Stereolab Play Dwell in 2025

    Stereolab:

    05-25 Brussels, Belgium – Botanique
    05-26 Köln, Germany – Gloria
    05-28 Hamburg, Germany – Grünspan
    05-29 Berlin, Germany – Huxleys Neue Welt
    05-30 Frankfurt, Germany – Zoom
    05-31 Amsterdam, Netherlands – Paradiso
    06-01 Nijmegen, Netherlands – Doornroosje
    06-03 Nantes, France – Stereolux
    06-04 Paris, France – Le Trianon
    06-05 Bordeaux, France – Rock Faculty Barbey
    06-06 Barcelona, Spain – Primavera Sound
    06-07 Madrid, Spain – Teatro Eslava
    06-09 Grenoble, France – La Belle Electrique
    06-10 Ferrara, Italy – Ferrara Sotto le Stelle
    06-11 Zurich, Switzerland – Volkshaus
    06-12 Munich, Germany – Hansa 39
    06-14 Zagreb, Croatia – Tvornica Kulture
    06-15 Budapest, Hungary – A38 Ship
    06-16 Vienna, Austria – WUK
    06-17 Prague, Czech Republic – MeetFactory
    06-19 Schorndorf, Germany – Manufaktur
    06-20 Luxembourg Metropolis, Luxembourg – den Atelier
    07-11 Cagliari, Italy – Siren Pageant
    09-13 Nashville, TN – Brooklyn Bowl
    09-14 Atlanta, GA – Selection Playhouse
    09-16 Miami Seashore, FL – Miami Seashore Bandshell
    09-18 New Orleans, LA – Civic Theatre
    09-19 Athens, GA – Georgia Theatre
    09-20 Asheville, NC – The Orange Peel
    09-21 Saxapahaw, NC – Haw River Ballroom
    09-23 Washington, D.C. – The Howard Theatre
    09-24 Philadelphia, PA – Union Switch
    09-26 Boston, MA – Royale
    09-27 Portland, ME – State Theatre
    10-01 Brooklyn, NY – Brooklyn Metal
    10-03 South Burlington, VT – Greater Floor
    10-04 Montreal, Quebec – Théâtre Beanfield
    10-06 Toronto, Ontario – Danforth Music Corridor
    10-07 Buffalo, NY – Asbury Corridor
    10-08 Cleveland, OH – Globe Iron
    10-09 Chicago, IL – Metro
    10-11 Minneapolis, MN – First Avenue
    10-12 Iowa Metropolis, IA – The Englert Theatre
    10-14 Englewood, CO – Gothic Theatre
    10-17 Vancouver, British Columbia – Vogue Theatre
    10-18 Seattle, WA – Neptune Theatre
    10-19 Portland, OR – McMenamins Crystal Ballroom
    10-21 San Francisco, CA – The Regency Ballroom
    10-24 Santa Cruz, CA – Rio Theatre
    10-25 Los Angeles, CA – The Bellwether
    10-28 San Diego, CA – Observatory North Park
    10-30 Marfa, TX – Ballroom Marfa
    10-31 Austin, TX – TBC
    11-01 Houston, TX – White Oak Music Corridor
    11-02 Dallas, TX – Granada Theatre
    11-12 Mexico Metropolis, Mexico – Foro Indie Rocks!
    12-05 Brighton, England – Brighton Dome Corn Change
    12-06 London, England – Royal Pageant Corridor
    12-08 Glasgow, Scotland – SWG3 Galvanisers
    12-09 Leeds, England – Undertaking Home
    12-11 Manchester, England – O2 Ritz
    12-13 Oxford, England – O2 Academy Oxford

  • Nathan Fielder Reveals The Rehearsal Season 2 Premiere Date and Trailer: Watch

    Nathan Fielder Reveals The Rehearsal Season 2 Premiere Date and Trailer: Watch

    Nathan Fielder’s atypical TV present The Rehearsal—wherein the comic, a building crew, and actors assist folks “rehearse” future moments of their lives—has a Season 2 launch date locked in. The sequence returns on April 20 on HBO. To mark the event, the community has shared a teaser trailer of panning footage from what seems to be a behind-the-scenes second. You may watch the clip beneath.

    The Rehearsal’s new season focuses on how “the urgency of Fielder’s venture grows as he decides to place his assets towards a problem that impacts us all,” in response to HBO. Fielder is as soon as once more billed because the star, author, director, and govt producer.

    “Nathan has sparked such a energetic dialog with The Rehearsal,” Amy Gravitt, the chief vice chairman of HBO programming, stated again in 2022 when asserting the TV present’s renewal. “We don’t know the place Season 2 will take us, and that’s the delight of this boundary pushing present from a really singular expertise.”

    The Rehearsal turned a viral sensation with its episodic rollout in 2022, particularly because of its unconventional strategies and talent to blur the road between actuality and fiction. It’s one a part of Fielder’s total take care of HBO, which additionally included the beloved docuseries How To With John Wilson, which he executive-produced.

  • Watch Lizzo’s Video for New Track “Love in Actual Life”

    Watch Lizzo’s Video for New Track “Love in Actual Life”

     

    Lizzo is again. After extremely publicized authorized battles and her Barbie tune “Pink,” the pop singer returns together with her first new tune in two years. Doubling because the lead-single for a forthcoming album of the identical identify, “Love in Actual Life” arrives with a Colin Tilley-directed music video that pays homage to Michael Jackson’s iconic “Thriller” video, with Lizzo wearing black lace and leather-based, main a bunch of dancers by an alley, and surviving assaults by face-melting characters. Watch it under.

    Other than her Barbie contribution, Lizzo hasn’t launched any music since her album Particular got here out in 2022. That stated, she did be part of Incubus onstage in Los Angeles in 2023 for a flute cameo throughout “Aqueous Transmission” and broke out the instrument throughout an episode of The Simpsons.

    In August 2023, Lizzo was sued by three former dancers for sexual harassment and making a hostile work atmosphere. The pop star referred to as the allegations “as unbelievable as they sound and too outrageous to not be addressed” in a press release on social media, after which issued a proper denial in courtroom.

    In a second lawsuit filed, in September 2023, by a unique former worker who labored in Lizzo’s wardrobe division on tour, named Asha Daniels, claimed that she was typically refused breaks throughout 20-hour shifts, and that she overheard racist and fatphobic feedback from members of her crew. In December 2024, a California federal decide dominated that Daniels didn’t have the standing to sue Lizzo as a person in that office harassment lawsuit as a result of she named the musician’s manufacturing firm and payroll firm as her direct employers, not the pop star.

    Revisit the 2019 Pitchfork article “Lizzo’s 10 Greatest Flute Movies.”

  • Elon Musk Faces $100 Billion Loss as Tesla Shares Plunge, Stripping Trillion-Greenback Standing

    Elon Musk Faces $100 Billion Loss as Tesla Shares Plunge, Stripping Trillion-Greenback Standing

    Elon Musk Faces $100 Billion Loss as Tesla Shares Plunge, Stripping Trillion-Greenback Standing

    Elon Musk, the world’s richest particular person, has seen his fortune take a major hit as Tesla’s inventory continues to slip, resulting in the lack of the corporate’s trillion-dollar valuation. Since mid-December, the 53-year-old CEO has seen his internet value drop by greater than $100 billion, with Tuesday’s (February 25) inventory fall exacerbating the decline. Tesla shares plummeted one other 8%, closing at $302.80, marking a 25% drop in worth to date this yr.

    The downturn in Tesla’s inventory comes amidst troubling indicators for the electrical automobile (EV) big. Information reveals that automobile registrations in Europe have dropped by 45% in January in comparison with the identical interval final yr, regardless of an general enhance in EV gross sales on the continent. Gross sales figures in China additionally present indicators of a downward development, fueling considerations amongst traders.

    Some analysts counsel that Tesla’s waning attraction in Europe could possibly be linked to Musk’s controversial ties to the Trump administration, which have strained relations between the U.S. and Europe. Others consider that traders are merely cashing out after Tesla’s important features over the previous yr, although the inventory has nonetheless risen by 52% within the final 12 months.

    Gary Black, managing companion at The Future Fund funding group, warned that Tesla’s inventory might face additional declines this yr, citing uncertainties surrounding the corporate’s projected automobile deliveries for 2025.

    Whereas Musk’s affect stretches far past Tesla, with management roles at SpaceX, X (previously Twitter), Neuralink, and AI firm xAI, his quite a few ventures haven’t shielded Tesla from challenges. Many traders have lengthy accepted Musk’s multitasking method, crediting his management for Tesla’s success. Nonetheless, latest occasions, such because the much-hyped “robotaxi” reveal in October, have left traders and analysts underwhelmed. The occasion, dubbed “I, Robotic,” failed to fulfill expectations, resulting in a 15% drop in Tesla’s inventory. Musk, who owns about 13% of the corporate, additionally noticed his internet value lower.

    Along with market troubles, Tesla is going through a lawsuit from the manufacturing firm behind Blade Runner 2049 over the robotaxi design. Regardless of the setbacks, Musk stays centered on the long run, persevering with to roll out new Tesla fashions that cater to altering client preferences and increasing the corporate’s full self-driving know-how into China.

    Gary Black stays optimistic, noting Tesla’s increasing product lineup and new, extra reasonably priced autos. “I consider this new type issue will broaden Tesla’s complete addressable market, and the promise of unsupervised autonomy will promote extra Teslas,” Black wrote on X.

    Regardless of the challenges, Musk’s fortune remains to be substantial. As of now, his internet value stands at $379.9 billion, leaving him $144 billion forward of Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg, the second-richest particular person on the planet.